Fusilier damselfish (Lepidozygus tapeinosoma)

Scientific name: Lepidozygus tapeinosoma Bleeker, 1856

Fusilier damselfish (Lepidozygus tapeinosoma)

The Fusilier damselfish (Lepidozygus tapeinosoma) is a marine fish of the family Pomacentridae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, East Africa to the Line, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 15 - 16. Highly variable in color, and able to change quickly, relating to behavior. When feeding on plankton above reefs it is silvery green, and darkens when sheltering on the reefs and shows a banded pattern when guarding eggs in the Maldives.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lepidozygus tapeinosoma
Family
Pomacentridae (Damselfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Depth range
1–30 m (3–98 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 1 - 30 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Line, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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